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French development agency, Celsious' client

INTRAPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM

How can we encourage spontaneous initiatives by employees, who can contribute to AFD’s growth objective through the development of new activities or organizational transformation projects?
1
Reset

Strategic objectives, existing initiatives, employee needs

2
Design

AFD's first intrapreneurship program.

3
Empower

Intrapreneurs through entrepreneurial coaching, targeted training, tailor-made methodology

4
Evolve

The program through a test&learn approach

  1. 100% satisfaction from the intrapreneurs
  2. 6 projects designed, prototyped and tested with users
  3. Launch of a season 2
Lafarge Holcim Sika CCCC

MULTI-CORPORATE INNOVATION PROGRAM

What positioning and program for the 1st multi-corporate accelerator dedicated to the Construction of tomorrow?
1
Design

A unique innovation program based on the strengths and assets of the 3 corporates and startups

2
Lanch

the 1st call for projects. Identify the best innovative companies worldwide through our ecosystem of partners (300 applications, 10 selected projects).

3
Empower

startups and corporates to maximize value creation. Lead and coordinate the 6 months of support during the season #1.

4
Evolve

the program through feedback from each stakeholder and design an even more ambitious season #2

  1. + More than 300 applications
  2.  110 startups accompanied by 5 geographies
  3. 6 partnerships ongoing after the end of season 1
  4. launch of a season 2
Blédina

INNOVATION MARATHON

How can we ensure the sustainability of the supply chain while promoting the naturality of Bledina products to consumers?
A co-construction approach with farmers
1
Décoder

Strategic objectives, latent needs of customers and farmers, existing initiatives

2
Imagine

New value propositions and business models via an innovation marathon involving stake holders from all over the supply chain, from the farmer to the customer

3
Design

Concepts to be deployed in the short, medium and long term

  1. A value chain reengaged towards common objectives
  2. 35 projects identified, including 10 with a high impact to be implemented quickly and 4 in the medium term to ensure the long-term sustainability of the value chain
veolia-environnement Celsious' client

OPEN-INNOVATION PROGRAM

How to build an open-innovation program that attracts the world’s best Cleantechs start-ups?
1
Define

Formulate needs, define a strategic innovation roadmap for the group's 4 divisions, set program objectives

2
Design

Design of the key elements of the program: scouting strategy, process of selection, instruction and implementation of partnerships, choice of internal governance, implementation of the tools necessary for the project monitoring

3
Launch

Implementation of partnerships with the entrepreneurial ecosystem to promote the program and attract the best start-ups. Launching calls addressing key challenges of the business units.

4
Operate

Coordination of the relationship between startups and corporate, from technical and market due dilienges to the implementation of partnerships.

  1. + 500 identified start-ups
  2. + 15 partnerships signed
  3. Evolution from an R&D culture to a culture of open innovation in which internal stakeholders are positively engaged (R&D, technical departments, BUs)
Botanic Celsious' client innovation

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS DESIGN

How can the collaborative economy be used to improve our consumer experience and generate new business opportunities?
1
Decode

Strategic objectives, latent customer needs, existing initiatives that can be activated

2
Imagine

New value propositions and business models through an innovation marathon

3
Design

Priority concepts that can be quickly activated by identifying potential partners

  1. 13 projects designed, including 3 priority projects ready to prototype
  2. 1 start-up identified, acquired and integrated into the company
Coved, Celsious' client

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS DESIGN

How can we invent the waste center of the future, more in tune with the rising social and environmental awareness?
1
Reset

Share a vision, discover customers, formulate needs, imagine innovative concepts

2
Design

Design business models for the key concepts, evaluate the main hypothesis, validate the concepts with customers

3
Prototype

the key concepts and test them quickly with potential customers

  1. 200 ideas collected
  2. 60 selected
  3. 20 explored
  4. 2 designed: a disruptive concept of waste center: the Re-cyKle and a mobile application: e-Zou
Outdoor Sports Valley Celsious' client

ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM

What positioning and program to set up the first startup incubator dedicated to Outdoors sports?

We have designed the Annecy Base Camp, the first European business incubator specialising in supporting entrepreneurs in the outdoor sports sector.

Supported by local institutions and private players, it aims to create the next world champions in the market.

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